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25 Cards in this Set
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An economic system designed to increase a nations wealth by establishing a favorable balance of trade.
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Mercantilism
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The first English attempt at colonizing North America. The colony mysteriously disappeared.
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roanoke
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A business in which investors pool their wealth in order to turn a profit.
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Joint-stock company
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A written contract issued by a government, giving the holder the right to establish a colony.
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charter
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The first permanent settlement in North America. Colonist suffered great hardships.
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Jamestown
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A soldier that was given control over Jamestown in 1608. His policy was "He that will not work shall not eat."
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John Smith
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Men and women who sold their labor to the person who paid their passage to the new colony.
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Indentured servant
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First representative assembly in the American colonies.
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House of begesses
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in 1732 he founded Georgia had very strict rules.
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James Oglethorpe
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The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemisphere.
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Columbian Exchange
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Obey the laws agreed upon for the good of the people. (self government, majority rule)
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Mayflower compact
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sailed west in an attempt to find a water route to asia.
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Christopher Columbus
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Moved the line of demarcation 800 miles to the west.
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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Settles Rhode Island, makes separation of church and state.
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Roger Williams
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Spanish soldiers, extremely brutal to natives, most famous is Hernan Cortez.
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conquistadors
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The terrible voyage from Africa to
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Middle passage
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The area from the Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains.
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great plains
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Wealthy quaker, given land to pay off debt from the king.
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William Penn
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A treeless plain that remains frozen under its top layer of soil.
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tundra
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A boundary set by pope alexander to settle land dispute between Portugal and spain. spain - east. spain - west.
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Line of demarcation
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What were the 3 main reasons that people left England for the colonies?
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religious freedom, wealth, land
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what were the 3 types of colonies?
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New England, Middle, southern
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new England colonies=
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Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, new hampshire
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middle colonies=
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new York, new jersey, Pennsylvania, delaware
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southern
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Virginia, Maryland, northe and south carolina
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